Tag: reducing shipping emissions

Damen Shiprepair Harbour & Voyage (DSHV) along with the equipment manufacturer Verolme Special Equipment, shake their hands and inked an agreement in order to boost scrubber maintenance.

The effects of the pandemic were the main topic at the SMM Press Conference webinar where experts assessed the current situation in the shipping industry and its consequences for the SMM agenda, which will focus on Green Shipping and Digitalisation. 

The Port Authority of Almería (APA) in Spain is conducting a study to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the ferries that operate within the port's territorial waters.

Stena Bulk successfully completed marine biofuel trials on the 49646 deadweight tonne MR tanker, "Stena Immortal". Specifically, the MR tanker received the first delivery of Bio Fuel Oil in its recent call at the Port of Rotterdam, supplied by GoodFuels.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been a firm supporter of seafarers, mostly now, as the COVID-19 pandemic is seriously impacting their working environment.

Amid COVID-19 crisis and the negative impacts that has brought, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. filed for bankruptcy following the unprecedented crash in crude prices that's affecting demand for oil exploration at sea, as Bloomberg reported.

The newly launched report "Gas Decarbonisation Pathways 2020–2050" presents the development of gas decarbonization pathways from 2020 to 2050 and identifies what investments and actions are required across the energy system.

The German-based container company, Hapag-Lloyd recently announced that managed to cut its CO2 emissions per TEU/kilometre by 50% since 2008. According to the company, 95% of its vessels are in line with the IMO regulations, as they are all burning low sulphur fuel oil since the beginning of 2020.

Regardless of which zero-carbon fuels emerge in the future, zero emission vessels are likely to be technologically possible in the next few years, but for this to happen, the industry will require confidence in the wider community around the fuel supply chain, a new study reveals.

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) have forged a $10 million partnership and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop energy solutions in the areas of distributed energy resources, digitalisation and emerging low carbon alternatives.